This composer wrote a single-movement concerto which begins with a solo xylophonist playing a number of cadenzas in free time. The best-known work by this composer of Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints was popularized by a 1958 recording made by Fritz Re
This composer wrote a single-movement concerto which begins with a solo xylophonist playing a number of cadenzas in free time. The best-known work by this composer of Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints was popularized by a 1958 recording made by Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony. His most-recorded work is an intermezzo for strings and solo trumpet taken from his opera Etchmiadzin, while his other popular works include an orchestral piece commissioned by Andre Kostelanetz to "fit around" some pre-taped (*) whale songs. This composer of The Prayer of Saint Gregory and And God Created Great Whales first introduced his characteristic "spirit murmur" technique in his 1943 piece Lousadzak. For 10 points, identify this composer of 67 symphonies, the second of which is subtitled "Mysterious Mountain"; likely the most famous non-Khachaturian Armenian composer.
This composer wrote a single-movement concerto which begins with a solo xylophonist playing a number of cadenzas in free time.
Alan {Hovhaness} [or {Alan Yovhannes}; or {Alan Vaness Chakmakjian}]